Hannah Bang is a bilingual South Korean filmmaker with a love for stories about imperfect people. She wrote and directed a short film MY NIGHTS GLOW YELLOW as part of the 2023 Rising Voices program, and directed a short film EXPECTANT through 2022 Project Involve. Her thesis short soak had a World Premiere at the 2021 SXSW film festival. Hannah’s work covers a wide range of forms including an ensemble theater play Prodigy for the Hollywood Fringe Fest, a sponsored short film Ripple Effect that was shot using StageCraft, and a collaboration feature project Voodoo Macbeth which had a theatrical release. Hannah is also currently developing a TV series with Wiip and most recently directed an episode of The Chi on Paramount +.

Bang is a Jon Chu scholar and a recipient of the James Bridges and Jack Larson Directing Scholarship at USC, the Entertainment Technology Center’s Innovative Technology Award, and the 2022 New Filmmaker Grant. Her work has screened at festivals such as SXSW, Tribeca, BIFAN, Palm Springs IFF, and has been hosted by online platforms such as Vimeo Staff Pick and DUST.